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Work Quotes

Quotes on the meaning of work.

Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.

I was practically born and raised at 20th Century Fox studio, started to work there selling papers when I was around seven years old, and every summer vacation from school I would work in a various department at the studio....

Quotes by Richard D. Zanuck

If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists.

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

Being a father, well, I don't know if this is a change, but it makes me want to get out of here faster. Get off the clock. Just 'cause the baby is my reason for living, my reason for coming...

Quotes by Richard Dean Anderson

If the auto plants in Detroit would just sit around the table and say, 'What do we gotta do to make this thing work?' Instead of, 'I want this and I want that.' They might make it.

Quotes by Richard DeVos

Faith is my foundation because you work on a faith basis that you believe God has his hand on you.

Quotes by Richard DeVos

There is no limit to our ability and potential when we, as a nation and as a people, work together.

Quotes by Richard Burr

They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.

Quotes by Richard Burton

I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot of British actors seem to go or because there's this perception that the bottom has fallen out of...

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

I can work hard and be disciplined like a soldier, but I could never reach their level of fitness.

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

I never became an actor for people to want to take pictures with me or wanting my autograph. I feel I am nothing more special than the next living soul, but I understand that I work in entertainment, and this...

Quotes by Richard Cabral

Travelgate eventually faded, and the nation somehow survived - American exceptionalism at work again.

Quotes by Richard Cohen

When you work with David Lynch, you never know where he's going next and that's exciting. He's like a magician pulling out new tricks.

Quotes by Richard Beymer

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa...

Quotes by Richard Branson

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

Quotes by Richard Branson

Culturally, it is commonplace for African women to work.

Quotes by Richard Attias

I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.

Quotes by Richard Avedon

Click! In other words, I'm in a very controlling position, and I can bring... and I've already... if the camera's on you, your face is very concentrated. You're listening. You don't know what I'm going to say next, and now...

Quotes by Richard Avedon

There's always been a separation between fashion and what I call my deeper work.

Quotes by Richard Avedon

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

Quotes by Richard Bach

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

Quotes by Richard Bach

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Work" page?
These lean toward the thoughtful side of work — the idea that "intellectual work is essentially a lonely process," the belief that one's politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable," and an image of people unwinding after work all over the world talking about life's bigger questions.
Is there a spiritual angle to any of these?
While these particular quotes are secular, if you're looking for a spiritual perspective on work, see Prayers for that theme.
Do these quotes connect work to personal identity?
Yes, one of the strongest lines here argues that your politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable" — the idea that what you do reflects who you are. If that resonates, Growth quotes explore a similar idea of work shaping the person.
Is there anything here about effort or persistence?
These specific quotes focus more on the nature and meaning of work than on effort itself, but Effort quotes cover that ground directly.
What about setting goals through work?
For that angle, Goal quotes is the better fit — the "Work" page here is more about the character and process of working itself.

There's also a lighter side - people unwinding after work to talk through life's bigger questions over drinks. See Effort Quotes and Goal Quotes for more on getting things done.